Last night at Google headquarters, some of the world’s smartest people gathered and most of them aren’t even old enough to drive.

It was the grand finale of the inaugural Google Science Fair, and the 15 teenage finalists impressed and inspired even the highly esteemed panel of judges, which included Google leaders, a Nobel Laureate, and three National Geographic Explorers: T.H. Culhane, Tierney Thys, and Spencer Wells.

Young scientists from around the world had been asked to submit projects online that were creative, innovative, and relevant to the world today. Out of more than 7500 entries, from more than 10,000 young scientists, in more than 90 countries, these 15 had risen to the top. As impressive as all the entries were, there still had to be winners. And these winners, as announced on the official Google Blog are:

Shree Bose in the 17-18 age group. Shree discovered a way to improve ovarian cancer treatment for patients when they have built up a resistance to certain chemotherapy drugs.

Shree’s groundbreaking and potentially lifesaving work also garnered her the Grand Prize, consisting of a $50,000 scholarship, a National Geographic Expeditions trip to the Galápagos Islands and an internship at CERN. The others both received $25,000 scholarships and internships at Google and LEGO.

The awards ceremony followed months of research, experiments, preliminary fairs, and a day of the young scientists presenting their projects for the judges, friends, family, and others who simply came to see the show. Now that it’s over there’s just one thing to do: if you’re between the ages of 13 and 18, start planning your project for next year!

[…] this event apart is the worldwide participation, world-renowned judges, and life-changing prizes. (Read about last year’s contest and winner.) The Google Science Fair is run in partnership with National Geographic, CERN, The LEGO Group, and […]

Aboobacker rameez

India

October 6, 2011, 1:51 pm

Make more competition in the world of i technology,to find amazing innovations from indian brains

Aboobacker rameez

India

October 6, 2011, 1:51 pm

Make more competition in the world of i technology,to find amazing iinovations from indian brains

Pranav Bagaddeo

Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

July 24, 2011, 3:39 pm

It just goes to show that the vastness of Minds cannot be gauged by Age……
Age is just a Rage in a Cage……
If Free, then We know how to Engage & Proclaim…..
that
Now we know how to “Man”Age”…..
& these children have Managed it.

Jon

Essex, England

July 14, 2011, 4:02 pm

Google do so much in the community, both in local communities and on a global scale. I think that they are one of the most ethical and social businesses in the world. Keep up the good work Google!

len palmeri

usa

July 13, 2011, 7:20 am

Fantastic ! Very encouraging to see young people passionate about science. Thanks to Google for supporting them.

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